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Hrólfur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Hrólfr, from Hróðólfr (which also yielded Icelandic Hróðólfur), from hróðr (‘proud’) + úlfr, -ólfr (‘wolf’), cognate with Old English Hruodwulf.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥oulvʏr/
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  • Rhymes: -oulvʏr

Proper noun

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Hrólfur m (proper noun, genitive singular Hrólfs)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolph or German Rolf

Declension

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